Charaideo

Charaideo or Che-Rai-Doi (Literally: the shining city on the hills in Ahom language) is a historic town situated in Charaideo district, Assam, India. Charaideo was established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in the year 1253 CE as the first capital of the Ahom kingdom. Even though the capital was shifted to different cities over the course of 600 years of Ahom rule, Charaideo remained the symbolic centre of Ahom power in Assam. It is now famous for its vast collection of maidams (tumuli) which are the burial mounds of the ruling Ahom kings and members of the Ahom royalty.

Charaideo
Che-Rai-Deo
Historical city
Mausoleum of Ahom royals buried in Charaideo
Charaideo
Location in Assam, India
Charaideo
Charaideo (India)
Coordinates: 26.941949258547908°N 94.8761389062387°E / 26.941949258547908; 94.8761389062387
Country India
StateAssam
DistrictCharaideo
Languages
  OfficialAssamese
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-AS
Vehicle registrationAS

It is located about 30 km from Sivasagar town in Charaideo district.

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